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Mar 03, 2004 12:00 a.m. - KINGBLIND: Music, Art & Entertainment

Lambchop: "Aw Come On" (Album Review)

Since their inception in the mid-90’s, Lambchop have mutated musically yet always remained original. Frontman Kurt Wagner has been compared to everyone from Leonard Cohen to Bob Dylan, but I think we’ve all missed the obvious point of reference. You see, listening to Aw C’mon, the first of two new Lambchop albums, all I can hear is Cat Stevens. I know this is an arcane and completely uncool comparison for all you kids out there, but just listen. Close your eyes. Flashes of Harold and Maude. Dancing in cemeteries. Falling in love with the wrong person. Suicidal day dreams. This is not a bad thing. For me at least. I would hope Kurt could take it as the compliment it is intended as. These songs were born out of a live score the band wrote for the silent film "Sunrise". And that little bit of information makes these albums make all the sense in the world. They are soundscapes, dreamily, darkly meandering along. I guess Aw C’mon is the more subdued of the two albums. The shorter titled "Steve McQueen", "I Hate Candy", and "Action Figure" are the lyrical and musical high points. The longwinded Each Time I Bring It Up, It Seems To Bring You Down- is a monument to troubled relationships. And there are a few instrumentals just to let you catch your breath. This is a fine album. A fine, laying in bed, hungover, regretful, laughing through tears kind of an album. It does lull in spots, gets a little samey. But my God, just listen. It sure does grow on you. (Review by L.A.M.)

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